Month: October 2006

The departmental council of Morbihan (Brittany, France) has confirmed the option to build a second Ropax vessel at Aker Yards, Lorient, a shipyard located in Lanester, Morbihan. It is a sister ship…

The Polish classification society Polski Rejestr Statków (PRS) has been granted European Community limited recognition, following the publication of European Commission (EC) Decision 2006/660/EC on 29 September 2006. Limited recognition applies to…

Bohai Shipbuilding in China clinched order for four product carriers from Nanjing Oil Tankers. The order consists of two 46,000DWT and two 49,000DWT product carriers and deliveries are scheduled between from June…

Keppel Offshore & Marine Limited (Keppel O&M) has secured contracts worth a total of $132 million to carry out the conversion of two floating production storage and offloading (FPSO) facilities and the…

The state-owned Shipping Corporation of India (SCI) will seal a deal later this month to r acquire six ships at an estimated total cost of over $1 billion. Sources close to development…

With oil exploration and production on the increase, Indian shipbuilder ABG Shipyard is planning to foray into offshore jack-up rig manufacturing. The company is setting up a facility for the production of…

The Gdansk shipyard in Poland wants to acquire part of the assets of its former owner to compensate its debts. This, however, may deter potential investors for Stocznia Gdynia shipyard. The first…

Daewoo Shipbuilding has announced its ?2011 Medium Term Strategy? which aims to earn $15.6 billion in turnover by 2011. To achieve the goal, DSME will build 75 commercial ships from shipyards in…

Two shipyards of international standards are being planned in India and, when completed, they will have the capability to build vessels in excess of 300,000 dwt. At a cost of $656 million…